Irishman Alex O’Grady has signed with three-time team champions KMR Sport for this year’s GB4 Championship, and becomes the 20th driver to confirm their entry for the 2025 season.
The 16-year-old made his single-seater debut in the 2024 French F4 Championship, and was a podium finisher in his first year of car racing, following an accomplished karting career.
Alex’s success started in 2018, winning the Irish Cadet Championship aged nine. He followed that up by winning the IAME World Finals in 2019, also in the Cadet category.
He was leading the 2020 IAME Euro Series in X30 Mini before the COVID pandemic brought an end to his campaign, but returned to European competition in 2022 in the OK Junior and X30 Junior categories, finishing sixth in the IAME World Finals at Le Mans.
Alex then began his single-seater career with F4 testing as the 2022 season progressed. He participated in the FEED Racing F4 Academy at the end of 2023, making it to the final at Magny-Cours.
He stepped up to the French F4 championship in 2024, finishing 12th overall with two podium finishes at the Circuit de Lédenon and the Nurburgring, despite sitting out every test day throughout the season.
The Galway resident is now gearing up for the next step in his career, joining Megan Bruce and Lily-May Watkins in KMR Sport’s three-car line-up.
Alex O’Grady said: "I’m very happy to be joining KMR Sport for the 2025 GB4 season. Being multiple team champions, they are clearly a top team with good material and proven success. There will still be lots to learn for me, coming into the season with limited track time, however I’m confident that I can adapt quickly and learn.
"I look forward to working with Kevin and his team, and I’m excited to have Tom Mills as driver coach. He has been busy with pre-season testing to develop the car and working with the drivers. I’m sure there is a lot I can learn from him.
"Off the bat of a challenging 2024 French F4 season, having zero test days, it has really helped teach me how to adapt quickly to the environment around me, new tracks, and a new car.
"I have a great opportunity to prove myself this year. I’m going to give it everything to make sure I’m competitive and not just making up the numbers. I’m excited to get back behind the wheel again, let’s see what we can achieve this year."
Team Principal Kevin Mills said: "Alex is a great addition to our line-up for the new season. Having proven himself as a very strong karting contender he did a great job in French F4 last season and we’re very excited to have him in our line-up. He’s got a lot of talent for us to work with, and while he’s yet to have a proper go in the new GB4 car, we think he should be a working his way towards the front of the grid before too long."
18 March 2025
